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And then, the Child being named by some one that is present, the Minister shall pour water upon it, saying these words;

N. I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, all kneeling down, the Minister shall give thanks unto God, and say,

We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And we humbly beseech thee to grant, that as he is now made partaker of the death of thy Son, so he may be also of his resurrection; and that finally, with the residue of thy saints, he may inherit thine everlasting kingdom through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Catalogue of Sins, arranged according to the various states and conditions of men, with texts of Scripture expressly or by inference forbidding the same: by glancing at which the Curate will be able more readily to determine upon what subjects he should most especially address the sick.

The sins of our
Youth.

The not remembering our Creator.

Neglect of the

public worship of God.

Inattention during divine service.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Eccles. xii. 1.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together. x. 25.

Heb.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Eccles. v. 1.

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Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. Col. iv. 2.

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy Word. Psal. cxix. 9.

Exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 1 Tim. iv. 7.

Children obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Col. iii. 20.

Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man. Levit. xix. 32. Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. 1 Pet. ii. 11.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication. 1 Thess. iv. 3.

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Intemperance.

Idleness.

Resorting to bad

company.

Swearing in common discourse. Presuming that we have many years to live.

Living unmindful of the judgment, walking in the ways of our hearts, and in the sight of our eyes.

Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness. Luke xxi. 34.

Not slothful in business. Rom. xii. 11.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Prov. iv. 14, 15. Swear not at all. Matt. v.

34.

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Prov. xxvii. 1.

But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Eccles. xi. 9.

Sins into which the

Aged are prone to fall.

To neglect an examination of our past lives.

The postponing the discharge of many duties to a future period.

Deferring to be reconciled to God. Encumbering our hearts with earthly things, instead of making preparations for our departure, and living in expectation of our sum

mons.

Covetousness.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; consider your ways. Haggai

i. 7.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Eccles. ix. 10.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. Job xxii. 21.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord. Luke xii. 35, 36.

Take heed, and beware of covetousness. Luke xii. 15.

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